Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.1.8
A Translation of the Seir Mutaqherin (Haji Mustafa) 19.1.8
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19.1.8
making it a point to live retired with my mother and my brothers. And things went on smoothly enough, until a report spread, that Mir-djaafer-qhan had quitted his capital, and shortly would be at Azim-abad. This journey, or expedition of his, was on account of the umbrage he had taken at the revolution that had lately taken place at Purania ; where one Hazyr-aaly-qhan, who from a slave-boy to Sayd-ahmed-qhan, had become a man in favour with his master, and a Superintendent of his hall of audience, was now availing himself of the influence which he had in the country, to seize the government of it. This man, in confederacy with Achel-sing, who had been Divan to young Shaocat-djung, had laid his hands upon the son of Mohon-lal, whom he confined ; and he had set up his ownself for lord of the province. Mir-djaafer-qhan, therefore, was coming, both to quell that insurrection, and to take possession of Azim-abad.